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Chapter 5

In Chapter 5, John Allen Paulos says that "Societal preferences are determined by a majority." If this is the case, how does innumeracy effect societal preferences? Give a specific example from the chapter to illustrate your point.

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Chapter 4

An opinion piece:

In chapter 4, John Allen Paulos discusses reasons why he thinks many people are innumerate. Pick one of the reasons that John Allen Paulos mentions and agree or disagree with it. Make sure that you give reasons for why you agree or why you disagree.

Chapter 3

The title of chapter 3 is Pseudoscience. This word has two parts: "Pseudo" meaning false, and "Science" which is an investigation of the world around us. By pseudoscience, then, John Allen Paulos is referring to a false science or a false way of investigating the world around us. One way of engaging in pseudoscience is to use evidence that isn't valid. From this evidence, the pseudo-scientist will come to false conclusions.

In your blog post, pick one example of pseudoscience from the chapter. Then do the following:
1. Explain what counts as evidence for the person who believes the pseudoscience. (correlation, reoccurence, etc.)
2. Explain what John Allen Paulos has to say about this evidence.
3. Describe what would count as real evidence for the situation. (What would be a cause and effect type explanation?)